2003 Formula 3 Euro Series
The 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the first championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win. It commenced on April 26, 2003 at Hockenheimring and ended on October 26 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
; Entering Formula 3 Euro Series- Simon Abadie: French Formula Three Championship → Saulnier Racing
- Nicolas Armindo: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Saulnier Racing
- Bernhard Auinger: German Formula Three Championship → Superfund TME
- Philipp Baron: Debut → Drumel Motorsport
- Ryan Briscoe: German Formula Three Championship & International Formula 3000 → Prema Powerteam
- César Campaniço: German Formula Three Championship → Swiss Racing Team
- Fabio Carbone: British Formula 3 Championship → Signature Plus
- Adam Carroll: British Formula 3 National Class → Opel Team KMS
- Robert Doornbos: German Formula Three Championship → Team Ghinzani
- Maro Engel: Formula BMW ADAC → Opel Team KMS
- Timo Glock: German Formula Three Championship → Opel Team KMS
- Lucas di Grassi: Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil → Prema Powerteam
- Jamie Green: Formula Renault 2.0 UK → ASM
- Jan Heylen: British Formula Ford Championship → Kolles
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka: All-Japan Formula Three Championship → Prema Powerteam
- Christian Klien: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Mücke Motorsport
- Robert Kubica: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Prema Powerteam
- Nicolas Lapierre: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & French Formula Three Championship → Signature Plus
- Marcel Lasée: German Formula Three Championship → Swiss Racing Team
- Dong-Wook Lee: Asian Formula Three Championship → Drumel Motorsport
- Richard Lietz: German Formula Three Championship → HBR Motorsport
- James Manderson: Australian Formula 3 → Swiss Racing Team
- Patrice Manopoulos: Debut → LD Autosport
- Alexandros Margaritis: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula BMW ADAC → MB Racing Performance
- Álvaro Parente: Spanish Formula Three Championship → Team Ghinzani
- Olivier Pla: French Formula Three Championship → ASM
- Alexandre Prémat: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → ASM
- Harold Primat: British Formula 3 National Class → Saulnier Racing
- Stefano Proetto: German Formula Three Championship → LD Autosport
- Daniel la Rosa: Formula Volkswagen Germany → MB Racing Performance
- Nico Rosberg: Formula BMW ADAC → Team Rosberg
- Bruno Spengler: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → ASM
- Gilles Tinguely: German Formula Three Championship → Swiss Racing Team
- Claudio Torre: Formula BMW ADAC → HBR Motorsport
- Hendrik Vieth: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Opel Team KMS
- Markus Winkelhock: German Formula Three Championship → Mücke Motorsport
- Sakon Yamamoto: German Formula Three Championship → Superfund TME
- Andreas Zuber: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany → Team Rosberg
- Charles Zwolsman, Jr.: German Formula Three Championship → Kolles
Midseason changes
- César Campaniço joined Signature Plus for Magny-Cours races
- Simon Abadie joined LD Autosport from Nürburgring races onwards.
- Philipp Baron joined Team Ghinzani from Pau races onwards.
- Stefano Proetto joined Swiss Racing Team from second Hockenheimring races onwards.
Calendar
- The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at seven rounds. It was also a part of the Grand Prix Aurore at two French meetings, while at the third, it was the headline event of the Pau Grand Prix.
Results
Season standings
Drivers Standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | |
Race 1 & 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.